Meaning

• Noun

  1. A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
  2. Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
  3. A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
  4. Shackles.
  5. (slang) A firearm, either a long gun or a handgun.
  6. A dark shade of the color silver.
  7. (slang) A male homosexual.
  8. A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
  9. Used as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material.
  10. Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.
  11. A meteorite consisting primarily of metallic iron (mixed with a small amount of nickel), as opposed to one composed mainly of stony material.
  12. A safety curtain in a theatre.
  13. (slang) Dumb bombs, those without guidance systems.

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